Noriega

American  

[nawr-ee-ey-guh, nawr-yey] / ˌnɔr iˈeɪ gə, nɔrˈyeɪ /

noun

1. Manuel Antonio, 1934–2017, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.

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Example Sentences

At the Justice Department, Mueller prosecuted Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and the perpetrators of the Lockerbie bombing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two of his most heralded prosecutions involved New York mobster John Gotti and General Manuel Noriega of Panama.

From Barron's

Gordon pointed to arrests such as that of Pedro Inzunza Noriega, also known as “Sagitario,” who had been detained by Mexican forces this year.

From Los Angeles Times

“Ramsés Noriega: De Sonora a Los Ángeles” includes works on paper produced by the artist, an early pioneer of the Chicano Art movement, between 1968 and 1989.

From Los Angeles Times

A former migrant farm worker, Noriega immigrated to the United States from Sonora, Mexico, in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times